Books I Want to Buy and Why #6

And we’re back! With the sixth Books I Want to Buy and Why, and a bit of a different one today. It wasn’t until I finished the post that I realised five out of the eight books are the first in a series. Normally I spread them out but I have a love for series and I just want to read all of them it seems! You can see the rest of the Books I Want to Buy and Why series here!

But anyway, what made it on today’s list?

Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine HarrisThere are few writers who I aim to systematically read all of their work; Enid Blyton, Jeffery Deaver, and Charlaine Harris. Midnight Crossing is the first book in her new series, set in a small town in Texas where nothing is as it seems. Colour me intrigued.

Slave to Sensation by Nalini SinghI won the 9th book in this series from Gollancz on twitter a couple months ago and was debating if I should really start a new series just because I owned the 9th book. I downloaded a sample from iBooks and everything. Then I happened to mention this to my brother, it turns out that my sister-in-law is a big fan of the series and the writer, and I trust her opinion. So Slave to Sensation, the first book, joined the list.

Freedom by Jonathan FranzenI could probably write an entire blog post on books I bought because they were mentioned in a TV show. Actually… I might. Anyway this was mentioned in Parks and Recreation Season 3, Episode 13 so I clearly need it if Leslie Knope likes it. Apart from that, I know nothing about it.“-the book Freedom by Jonathan Franzen.”“Why am I reading this?”“Because I’m almost done with it, Ann. And I want to talk to you about Patty!”

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini TaylorEveryone in the world has read this series, or at least it feels like it. At least 10 of my Goodreads friends and most of the Booktubers I watch. I have no idea what it’s about but I’m willing to read anything that so many people love!